Inquiry into New Zealand’s deadliest shooting opens with memorial to victims
Wellington, New ZealandReuters A coroner’s inquiry into New Zealand’s worst mass shooting opened on Tuesday with a traditional Maori welcome and a reading from the Quran in remembrance of the 51 Muslim worshippers killed by an Australian white supremacist. Armed with high-capacity semi-automatic weapons, Brenton Tarrant, 32, killed 51 people and injured dozens when he […]
New Zealand marks 10 years since Christchurch earthquake
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of destruction. At 12:51pm on 22nd February, 2011, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to Christchurch city at a depth of five kilometres. Although not as […]
10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising
Christchurch, New ZealandAP The Christ Church Cathedral was arguably New Zealand’s most iconic building before much of it crumbled in an earthquake 10 years ago. The years of debate that followed over whether the ruins should be rebuilt or demolished came to symbolise the paralysis that has sometimes afflicted the broader rebuild of Christchurch. As […]
Updated: New Zealand’s Ardern apologises as report into mosque attack faults focus on Islamist terror risks
Updated 6pm (AEDT)Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand security agencies were “almost exclusively” focused on the perceived threat of Islamist terrorism before a white supremacist gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers last year, a report into the country’s worst massacre found. The Royal Commission of Inquiry also criticised police for failing to enforce proper checks when granting […]
Survivors will face New Zealand mosque gunman at sentencing
Wellington, New ZealandAP When Aya Al-Umari faces her brother’s killer in the dock, she intends to tell him that his hatred stole away her best friend, her guardian, her hero. That she still wants to pick up the phone and tell her brother all about her day, because he’s the only one who would understand. […]
New Zealand calls off Christchurch attack commemoration amid coronavirus fears
Christchurch, New ZealandReuters New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a news conference prior to the anniversary of the mosque attacks that took place the prior year in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 13th March. PICTURE: Reuters/Martin Hunter New Zealand on Saturday called off a national remembrance service marking the one-year anniversary of the attack […]
New Zealand’s Ardern leads Christchurch shooting memorials amid coronavirus scare
Christchurch, New ZealandReuters FLOWERS, MESSAGES OF SUPPORT ADORN MOSQUE Aya al-Umari looks at the bunches of flowers and reads messages of support outside the Al Noor mosque, tributes left for the victims of the Christchurch shootings a year on from the attacks. Al-Umari’s brother Hussein, 35, was was one of 51 Muslim worshippers killed when […]
ANNIVERSARY: ONE YEAR AFTER MOSQUE MASSACRE, NEW ZEALAND IS FIGHTING RISING HATE CRIME
PRAVEEN MENON, of Reuters, reports from New Zealand ahead of the 15th March anniversary…
Australia to block internet domains hosting extremist content during terror attacks
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will block access to internet domains hosting terrorist material during crisis events and will consider legislation to force digital platforms to improve the safety of their services, officials said on Sunday. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is in France to take part in the G7 leaders’ forum, said the government intended […]
Facebook restricts Live feature, citing New Zealand shooting
ReutersSan Francisco Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it was tightening rules around its livestreaming feature ahead of a meeting of world leaders aimed at curbing online violence in the aftermath of a massacre in New Zealand. A lone gunman killed 51 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch on 15th March while livestreaming […]